I went through Total Baseball, looking at Park Factors and came up with this list of best hitters' parks by league and decade. Keep in mind the Park Factor ratings are based on run scoring differentials, comparing a park to a league average (avg=100).
BEST HITTERS PARKS (Park Factor)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1900s Palace of the Fans, West Side Park
1910s Baker Bowl, Wrigley Field
1920s Baker Bowl (107)
1930s Baker Bowl (to 1937) (110)
1940s Sportsman's Park (105)
1950s Ebbets Field (to 1957) (104)
1960s Sportsman's Park (to 1966) (108)
1970s Wrigley Field (110)
1980s Wrigley Field (106)
91-92 Atlanta-Fulton Co. Stadium (106)
93-94 Mile High Stadium (116)
1995- Coors Field (126)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1900s Columbia Park, Hilltop Park
1910s Hilltop Park, League Park
1920s Sportsman's Park, Shibe Park
1930s Sportsman's, Fenway, Briggs
1940s Briggs Stadium (106)
1950s Fenway Park (108)
1960s Fenway Park (105)
1970s Fenway Park (108)
1980s Metrodome (from 1982) (104)
90-94 Fenway Park (106)
1995- Ballpark at Arlington (104)
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